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2011 UC Davis

4–⁠7 (1–⁠3 Great West Conference).

Schedule and results

UC Davis in 2011, game by game: lost at Arizona State 14–48; lost at Montana State 14–38; won vs. San Diego 31–3; lost at Hawai’i 14–56; lost vs. Humboldt State 17–23; won vs. UTSA 38–17; lost at South Dakota 24–27; lost at Southern Utah 3–34; won vs. Cal Poly 24–17; lost vs. North Dakota 7–14; won at Sacramento State 23–19+28−42Lost 14–48 at Arizona State-34Arizona StateLost 14–38 at Montana State-24Montana StateWon 31–3 vs. San Diego+28San DiegoLost 14–56 at Hawai’i-42Hawai’iLost 17–23 vs. Humboldt State-6Humboldt StateWon 38–17 vs. UTSA+21UTSALost 24–27 at South Dakota-3South DakotaLost 3–34 at Southern Utah-31Southern UtahWon 24–17 vs. Cal Poly+7Cal PolyLost 7–14 vs. North Dakota-7North DakotaWon 23–19 at Sacramento State+4Sacramento State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atArizona StateL 14–⁠4819%
Sep 10atMontana StateL 14–⁠3834%
Sep 17vsSan DiegoW 31–⁠353%
Sep 25atHawai’iL 14–⁠5620%
Oct 8vsHumboldt StateL 17–⁠2373%
Oct 15vsUTSAW 38–⁠1758%
Oct 22atSouth DakotaL 24–⁠2738%
Oct 29atSouthern UtahL 3–⁠3429%
Nov 5vsCal PolyW 24–⁠1739%
Nov 12vsNorth DakotaL 7–⁠1453%
Nov 19atSacramento StateW 23–⁠1938%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Sacramento State 23–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Great West Conference.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 45 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠3 tied for 4th in Great West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
209–⁠296
Coach
—
Elo
1285 −25 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.7 No. 48 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Mark Johnson

2011 Great West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Dakota3–⁠18–⁠3
Cal Poly3–⁠16–⁠5
South Dakota2–⁠26–⁠5
Southern Utah1–⁠36–⁠5
UC Davis1–⁠34–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.